According to sources, about 1 lakh people from Bhatli block in Bargarh district, Padmapur in Rayagada, Tentulikhunti in Nabarangpur, Salipur in Cuttack, Talcher in Angul, Narla in Kalahandi, K Nuagaon in Kandhamal, Saraskana & Jamada in Mayurbhanj participated in the programme through videoconferencing.